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Activist Investor Jana Extends Push for Change at Lamb Weston

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Key Takeaways

  • Jana Partners picked up support from another former Lamb Weston executive as the activist investor calls for a shakeup of the frozen potato maker.
  • Jana reported that Jeffery DeLapp, a former president of Lamb Weston now holds 458 voting shares. Jana has a more than 5% stake in the company.
  • Lamb Weston recently replaced its CEO and reported a loss. Jana in response called for a change of the board or sale of the company.

Shares of Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) rose Friday after 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:activist investor Jana Partners added another former companyও executive to its lin꧃eup of board candidates as it seeks to shake up the frozen potato maker.

In a regulatory filing, Jana showed that Jeffery DeLapp had 458 voting shares. DeLapp had been president of Lamb Weston, as well as rival potato provider McCain Foods USA. Former Lamb Weston Executive Chair Timothy McLevish had already aligned with Jana, which now has six food-industry executives who could challenge for a position on the board. Jana 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:took a more-than-5% stake in the company in October. 

Shares of Lamb Weston were recently up about 4%. Even with today’s advance, Lamb Weston shares have lost more th꧑an a third of their value this year.

Jana last week blasted the company following the release of its second-quarter 2025 financial results, when Lamb Weston reported an unexpected loss and cut its guidance. 💞The compa🐓ny cited softening demand for frozen potatoes, which it sees continuing into 2026.

Lamb Weston also said CEO Tom Werner would be replaced on Jan. 3 by COO Michael J. Smith. In a statement, Jana called the results “disastrous,” and said the decision to trade its CEO "for another long-standing Lamb Weston executive complicit in its widespread operational and strategic debacles is just the latest stick in the eye from a Board that has completely failed shareholders.”

Saying “enough is enough,” it demanded a significant board change and said if that doesn’t occur, the company should be sold.

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